From C-3PO to HAL: Opening The Discourse About The Dark Side of Multi-Modal Social Agents. - Vino Avanesi; Johanna Rockstroh; Thomas Mildner; Nima Zargham; Leon Reicherts; Maximilian A. Friehs; Dimosthenis Kontogiorgos; Nina Wenig; Rainer Malaka (CUI, 2023)

"Funny How?" A Serious Look at Humor in Conversational Agents. - Nima Zargham; Vino Avanesi; Leon Reicherts; Ava Elizabeth Scott; Yvonne Rogers; Rainer Malaka (CUI, 2023)

Tickling Proactivity: Exploring the Use of Humor in Proactive Voice Assistants. - Nima Zargham; Leon Reicherts; Vino Avanesi; Yvonne Rogers; Rainer Malaka (MUM, 2023)

HASI: A Model for Human-Agent Speech Interaction. - Nima Zargham; Vino Avanesi; Thomas Mildner; Kamyar Javanmardi; Robert Porzel; Rainer Malaka (CUI, 2024)

Crossing the Line? The Paradox of Human-Like Design in Conversational Agents. - Nima Zargham; Vino Avanesi; Laura Spillner; Johanna Rockstroh (CUI, 2025)